Some things must be private, even in hi-tech world
In your personal space, you should be guaranteed absolute privacy, unless you’re breaking the law, writes Mark Barnes
Have a little sympathy for Igesund and Bafana
Don’t react to this setback by going back to the drawing board once again, writes Sipho Hlongwane
Hard for Shuttleworth to win if he sounds like a whingeing whitey
No matter how logical an argument, it can fail to persuade because of who is presenting it, writes Stuart Theobald
Big four banks letting their clients in Mthatha down
Majority of big-four banks demonstrate that poor service delivery is not restricted to government services, writes Phakamisa Ndzamela
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: More complex than it seems
Peter Bruce: Many of South Africa’s problems are buried deep in the past and are prey to devious interpretation
Parliamentary memo: don’t forget to send in the clowns
As the economic crisis draws more people into politics, the present clown show in Parliament will become irrelevant, writes Palesa Morudu
BULL’S EYE: The smart cash goes surfing
One day everything has apparently gone to pot: the rand, JSE, bond prices. The following morning — lo! — a blooming miracle, writes Jeremy Thomas
Where are SA’s heretical mavericks?
Mark Shuttleworth argues, among other things, that exchange controls have a damaging effect on investment in SA, writes Duncan McLeod
THIS IS THE BUSINESS: Survé gets wrong end of the stick
Stephen Mulholland on Tony O’Reilly, the Independent takeover and juvenile tweets by Iqbal Survé of Sekunjalo
Carbon tax has an ozone hole in it
Business has to organise a vigorous campaign to stop attempts by our Treasury to impose a carbon tax, writes David Gleason
Can SA become a successful developmental state?
With the solid macro-economic framework in place you would think so, but unfortunately the political will is lacking, writes Piet Naudé
THE INSIDER: Nadal’s Mandela blunder causes blushes
Tennis star Rafael Nadal apologises after tweeting ‘rest in peace’ to Nelson Mandela despite Madiba still being alive
SolarCity won’t shine in SA
No effort by SA government to work with US clean energy firm founded by South Africans, writes Simon Lincoln Reader
Lessons from surveillance scandal in the US
US secrecy issue is worth a close look if we want to understand the meaning of our own move to greater secrecy, writes Anton Harber
IN THE MARKETS: Private equity deals subtract value from companies
Private equity buyouts reduce the number of workers and squeeze wages, without making firms more efficient, writes Edward West
IN THE MARKETS: Let’s hope Bernanke keeps the money taps open
It has been a turbulent few days for local markets to say the least, writes Ntsakisi Maswanganyi
THE INSIDER: Perhaps those IT help people deserve sympathy
The Wall Street Journal recently gave a few examples of just how stupid people can be when working with a computer
Soweto uprising made the struggle unstoppable
All efforts to mobilise against Bantu education failed until that challenge was taken up by African pupils in 1976, writes Z Pallo Jordan
National Development Plan is not finished yet
Most young people — and South Africans — do not understand the NDP at all, writes Sipho Hlongwane
The poor have been left out of the e-toll debate
Even those who claim to oppose poverty are middle class first and champions of the poor second, writes Steven Friedman
Blacks don’t care about Survé’s partners
Iqbal Survé does not owe anyone, particularly not those in the media, any explanation, writes Thami Mazwai
If labour broking goes, so do jobs
No progress has been made in addressing South Africa’s unemployment problem, writes David Gleason
IN THE MARKETS: Why Transnet may have reason to be a little smug
Transnet has already been able to raise about half of the R15bn that it plans to gather for the financial year to next March, writes Bronwyn Nortje
Doublethink one area of major growth in SA
Accepting two contradictory beliefs simultaneously chimes with an area of economic diplomacy that manifests itself as a race to the bottom, writes Tony Leon
The build-up to the election in Zimbabwe has many worrying hallmarks of previous flawed elections, writes Dianna Games
Will crucial Zimbabwe poll end up being more of the same?
Our faith in SA’s political witchdoctors is misplaced, writes Gareth van Onselen
Why you should not trust a political analyst
Hard for Shuttleworth to win if he sounds like a whingeing whitey
No matter how logical an argument, it can fail to persuade because of who is presenting it, writes Stuart Theobald
Social entrepreneurs are our everyday heroes
Business and government must encourage social entrepreneurs to focus on problem areas such as health, education, climate change and social care, writes Richard Branson
A cup of tea may be the best way to engage employees
Liking your job comes from three things, none of which employers can control, writes Lucy Kellaway
The silent killer of Marikana
Suicides following Marikana massacre show that ignoring the mental health of those involved is a grave mistake, writes Sipho Hlongwane
TWEET OF THE WEEK: Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal’s erroneous tweet about Nelson Mandela’s passing highlights both the pitfalls and the pros of social media, writes Gareth van Onselen
Malema is a portent of unsettling changes
Four factors lie behind Julius Malema’s return, writes Anthony Butler
An ode to the Hash, South Africa’s ODI genius
Not only does Hashim Amla bat with grace and elegance, but he also boasts one of the greatest statistical ODI batting records in the history of the game, writes Gareth van Onselen
Stumbling into its own Stalingrad
Shaft Sinkers has got itself a pile of trouble in Russia in the shape of an $800m lawsuit, writes David Gleason
Take it from this born-free, we’ve come a long way
Being a born-free means discovering for oneself at a time like this, when Madiba is so ill, just how much SA has progressed, writes Sipho Hlongwane
LETTER FROM CHINA: How an inland city found its business niche
Chengdu focused efforts on enhancing creation, management, commercialisation and protection of intellectual property, writes Kobus van der Wath
‘Ombuds’ undermine consumers’ freedom
Problem is the extent to which law, contractual freedom, consumer choice, competition and innovation are undermined, writes Leon Louw
TECHNO FILE: Apple answers its critics with iOS 7
Google’s ‘intelligent personal assistant’ has improved so much that it blows Siri out of the water, writes Kevin O’Grady
JAZZ: Mulgrew Miller’s work marks ‘bridge’ moment
Mulgrew Miller was a prolific and highly influential jazz player, but he was important to the music for another reason, writes Gwen Ansell
VRROOM WITH A VIEW: All you need to know to keep you safe
The Mercedes GL500 acts like your friendly co-pilot to avoid any hazards, writes Alexander Parker
THE INSIDER: Contributors to pension funds, take note
The Insider receives so many odd and disquieting e-mails that it takes quite a lot to shock him. But this shocked him
Medium rare, well done — or printed?
The big question is whether people will eat manufactured flesh, writes Penny Haw
On culture, ignorance and accountability
Constitution should not be interpreted from a cultural perspective, but should be benchmark against which we measure cultural practices, writes Gareth van Onselen
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